U23 League

De Boterdijk
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Ondrej Babčan started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Freek Veldkamp came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by FC Gladiators Milošová's Ondrej Babčan. But to his dismay, Ondrej Babčan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. With his leg Binjamin Provoost managed to avoid a goal in the 6thth minute, when De Kwakel FC's Martin van Asseldonk fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 11 minutes of play, De Kwakel FC's Martin van Asseldonk made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Binjamin Provoost was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 14th match minute, FC Gladiators Milošová was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pavol Šmajda to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Martin van Asseldonk in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Binjamin Provoost saved FC Gladiators Milošová from getting behind. Martin van Asseldonk could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Binjamin Provoost made a huge save. In the 23rd minute, Dick Riemers made a precise shot to the right of Binjamin Provoost. FC Gladiators Milošová's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Martin van Asseldonk in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Binjamin Provoost prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 27thth minute of the game Martin van Asseldonk who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Gladiators Milošová's Binjamin Provoost was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Matúš Ďurčanský was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 28 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Gladiators Milošová fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 28th minute. Penalty! Konrad Bronkala hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. De Kwakel FC's Martin van Asseldonk got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Joop Bont sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 36 minutes into the match, FC Gladiators Milošová's goal looked a bit too open when Dick Riemers came free, but Binjamin Provoost reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 38 minutes, Martin van Asseldonk managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. De Kwakel FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Martin van Asseldonk was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Binjamin Provoost showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin van Asseldonk in the 41st minute of the match. Binjamin Provoost showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dick Riemers in the 43rd minute of the match. FC Gladiators Milošová's Binjamin Provoost played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin van Asseldonk in the 46th minute of play. Martin van Asseldonk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Martin van Asseldonk made a kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Martin van Asseldonk notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of FC Gladiators Milošová's Binjamin Provoost. Binjamin Provoost was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 59th minute, Stasio Gruchacz got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Freek Veldkamp was out of position in the 61 minute of play, and Ondrej Babčan capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ondrej Babčan really showed his touch with that goal: 4-2. FC Gladiators Milošová's Binjamin Provoost played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dick Riemers in the 64th minute of play. The supporters of FC Gladiators Milošová booed when De Kwakel FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albert Traa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Freek Veldkamp showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ondrej Babčan, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. 70 minutes into the match, FC Gladiators Milošová's goal looked a bit too open when Joop Bont came free, but Binjamin Provoost reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 71 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Gladiators Milošová's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jeroen Maasland was slow to take the kick. During this time De Kwakel FC's players had a chance to rest. Jeroen Maasland made a great header on De Kwakel FC's corner, it was just that FC Gladiators Milošová's Binjamin Provoost managed to reach the ball for a save. Albert Traa kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. In the 78th match minute, De Kwakel FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joop Bont to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, FC Gladiators Milošová's Ivan Kulik got a free kick in the 80th minute. After 81 minutes, Andre van den Brink mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the De Kwakel FC and the FC Gladiators Milošová players grew even worse after the yellow card. Andre van den Brink kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Binjamin Provoost showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stasio Gruchacz in the 87th minute of the match. In the 88th match minute, De Kwakel FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dick Riemers to maneuver through the defense. If Ondrej Babčan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Binjamin Provoost took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin van Asseldonk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. There was no doubt that De Kwakel FC were the better team. De Kwakel FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.